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Imperator Aleksandr II-class battleship

Russian Battleships; Imperator Aleksandr II, Imperator Nikolai I (1885-91) The Imperator Alexandr II class were two pre-dreadnought battleships built for…

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Ekaterina II-class battleships (1886)

Ekaterina II, Chesma, Sinop, Georgiy Pobedonosets 1889/93-1919 The Ekaterina II class were four battleships of the Imperial Russian Navy, built…

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Izumrud class (1903)

Russian Empire, 1902-1914. Protected Cruisers: Izumurud, Zhemchug Izumrud (“Emerald”) was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Russian Navy, Russian built…

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Boyarin (1901)

Russian Empire, 1902-1904 Boyarin (“Nobleman”) was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Russian Navy. She was the only foreign built…

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Russian Torpedo Boats 1877-1918

Imperial Russia (1877-1905) – 90 ships Russian Torpedo Boats’s story started well before 1914, to be precise as far back…

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WW1 Russian minesweepers

WW1 Soviet Minesweepers, and Minelayers Russian Navy – 900+ minesweepers 1914-19 Introduction: Soviet Mine warfare WWI About early Russian naval…

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Bogatyr class cruisers (1900)

Bogatyr class armoured cruisers (1900) Russian Empire 1899-1936: Bogatyr, Oleg, Kagul, Ochakov, Vityaz A new class for Russian Protected Cruisers:…

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Pallada class Russian Imperial protected cruisers (1893)

Pallada class cruisers (1899) Imperial Russian Protected Cruisers: Pallada, Diana, Aurora The Pallada-class cruisers (“Diana-type” in Russian) were three protected…

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Askold (1900)

Protected Cruiser Askold (1900) Russian Empire 1899-1922 The five-stack Russo-German cruiser Askold in Kronstadt, 1902 As part of the many…

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Varyag (1899)

Protected Cruiser Varyag (1899) Russian Empire 1898-1925 The ship with six lives* The Russian cruiser Varyag was a ship that…